"Don't talk back to me, you whore !"
Her mother yelled, slapping her with force.
Noah almost teared up at the sight of his sister being hit.
"Clean that up right now, you bitch !"

Della bent down to the floor slowly to clean the mess up, Noah stared at her, his eyes teary, then he bent down to help her.
"Della, I'm sorry.."
She stared into his eyes, to see that he was guilty. And she didn't want that.

"It's okay, sweetie. Don't worry."
She patted his shoulder gently, and continued to clean up the broken plate.

That night, her parents got drunk again. And they were even more scarier when they were drunk.
Her father broke a vase angrily, telling their mother that he didn't want to live like that anymore, and then a fight broke out..

Della held her brother between her arms tightly, trying to prevent him from hearing all the bad words that her parents were yelling.

Suddenly they heard glass breaking, and then the atmosphere went silent.
"what happened..?"
Noah asked, his voice frightened.
Then they heard footsteps up the stairs, and held their breathes.

The person closed their parents's bedroom door, and they assumed it was their mum.
But where was their dad ?

"Come on, Noah. We need to leave, I won't take it anymore."
She whispered, and pulled her brother up. Then started to pack their bags.

10 Minutes Later :

Della held her brother's hand, and went as quietly as possible down the stairs. Which was hard enough with their bags.

She knew she was acting too mature for her age, but she had to save her brother, and she won't stand by and do nothing.

When they made it down the stairs, Della saw their dad's body on the floor, and quickly covered her brother's eyes.
"just..let's go..be quiet."
She opened the front door, let her brother out, then closed it quietly.

And as soon as they crossed the street, she sighed in relief, hoping her mother didn't see them. But again, she wouldn't, she's drunk after all.

"where do we go ?"
Noah whispered, clutching her hand gently.
"come with me."
She dragged him gently, and headed to the park, and decided to sleep the night there. Till they figure everything out tomorrow.

Noah fell asleep first, hugging his sister. But she couldn't.

Everything didn't make sense, and the pain in her throat and lungs made it worse.

To Be Continued..

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